Why It Matters
Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS) is lobbying on H.R. 2550, the Protect America's Workforce Act (PAWA), which passed the House 231–195 on Dec. 11, 2025, and has awaited Senate action since Dec. 15, 2025. The bill would nullify the March 27, 2025, executive order that excluded specified executive agencies from the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute, which authorizes federal employees' participation in collective bargaining and would keep covered agreements in place through their stated terms.
By the Numbers
PASS filed a $184,614 amended third-quarter 2026 in-house report, signed Nov. 3. That is up $64,023 from the second-quarter 2026 in-house figure of $120,591. It is also up $81,221 from the third-quarter 2025 in-house figure of $103,393. Across both registrants, PASS spent $204,614 in the third quarter of 2026: $184,614 in-house and $20,000 through outside firm Team Hallahan LLC.
The in-house filing names one lobbyist: Jana Denning, the union's government affairs director, who covered all three disclosed issue areas. Denning's congressional record lists staff service on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the 110th and 111th Congresses and a personal office position with Rep. Dennis Moore (D-KS-3).
Broader Context
Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME-2) introduced H.R. 2550 on April 1, 2025; it passed the House via discharge petition, with 20 Republicans joining all Democrats in support. PASS was listed as a supporting union in both the Dec. 10 discharge vote announcement and the Dec. 11 passage announcement from Rep. Golden's office.
The AFL-CIO's letter urging passage said the bill would rescind Executive Order 14251 and restore collective bargaining rights to roughly one million federal workers; signatories included the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), Service Employees International Union (SEIU), American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), and several other major unions. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer urged members to oppose H.R. 2550, arguing it would impede the president's ability to manage the executive workforce, reform agencies, and hold employees accountable.
On Oct. 1, Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) posted on X that he met with PASS about federal oversight and maintenance of the National Airspace System (NAS) and about supporting federal workers.
On appropriations, H.R. 4552, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (THUD), 2026, sponsored by Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR-3), was placed on the Union Calendar on July 21, 2025, after a House Appropriations Committee markup. S. 2465, the Senate companion sponsored by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), was placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar on July 24, 2025. The House Appropriations Committee marked up H.R. 4552 on July 17. The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 118-63) was signed May 16, 2024, with authorization running through fiscal year 2028. In February 2025, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and colleagues sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy demanding the agency stop mass layoffs of transportation safety employees, citing the firing of four PASS members who provided remote support for the Connecticut region.
Competitive Landscape
Other organizations lobbying H.R. 2550 include the National Treasury Employees Union, the American Federation of Government Employees, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, the American Foreign Service Association, and the Federal Managers Association.
The Bottom Line
H.R. 2550 was received in the Senate on Dec. 15, 2025, and its Congress.gov record shows no Senate action since. Both Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 bills, H.R. 4552 and S. 2465, are listed at the floor consideration stage, each placed on a calendar in its chamber. Across complete quarters, PASS's in-house lobbying fees have risen each period since the second quarter of 2025, while Team Hallahan LLC has held flat at $20,000 per quarter.
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